The fabulous life of Steve Mnuchin's model-actress wife Louise Linton, who has been called the 'modern Marie Antoinette' after an Instagram feud with a regular person

In a recent interview with Elle magazine, Linton claimed she kept her gloves on because "it was kind of cold." Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Actress and model Louise Linton married US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in June of 2017.

Linton has gained attention due to public fights via her Instagram comments, and was the subject of criticism after a photo of her holding a sheet of newly printed $1 bills circulated on social media last year.

Most recently, she was interviewed by Elle magazine, responding to the backlash.

Louise Linton, the 37-year-old wife of US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, was in the spotlight well before her involvement with Washington insiders.

Prior, she caused news when she published an Instagram photo that showed her and Mnuchin stepping off a government jet, adding the caption: "Great #daytrip to #Kentucky!" She tagged several high-end designers, including Tom Ford and Valentino, in the post. The resulting comments were less than charitable; Linton then bashed one commenter for being "adorably out of touch" and made her Instagram account private for a period of time. She has since made the account public again. After that incident, Linton was often referred to as a modern Marie Antoinette.

In a recent interview with Elle magazine Linton talked about her marriage to Mnuchin, as well as responded to the Instagram feud. Elle magazine's Carrie Battan writes: "[Linton] is "super-duper" sorry for all of the missteps in her self-presentation."

But the jet photo and ensuing comments were not the first time Linton sparked a controversy. Below, see more about her life.

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Linton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and spent weekends in the Melville Castle Dalkeith. In an interview with the Daily Record in 2015, Linton said of the property: "The castle is definitely haunted and many people have claimed to see a ghost."

In 2016, Linton released a controversial memoir about the time she spent volunteering in Zambia as a teenager. In one part of the book, she writes, "A 'skinny white muzungu with long angel hair,' Louise was an anomaly in darkest Africa." She also described the country as "savage."

The Zambian High Commission in London publicly denounced Linton and the book's "falsified" content, saying it was "tarnishing the image of a very friendly and peaceful country." Linton later apologized on Twitter, and it has since been pulled from the market.

Their wedding, which took place in June of 2017, was officiated by Vice President Mike Pence.

President Donald Trump and the first lady, along with some members of the Wall Street elite, also attended.

Last year, Linton made headlines for an Instagram comment she made that bashed a woman publicly for being "adorably out of touch." She made her Instagram account private for a period of time, but has since made the account public again.

The couple arriving in Norfolk, Virginia, July 2017.
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